Comparative - Superlative

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Today's goals

• Degrees of comparison 
• I can compare two objects/ people. 

Base rule

COMPARATIVE	SUPERLATIVE
adj + ER + than eg. smart er than	the adj + EST eg. the smartest

Exception 1

Short words with CVC (= Consonant Vowel Consonant) 

double the consonant + ER/EST

eg. wet - wetter - wettest

Exception 2

Consonant+ y   

=> y becomes i + ER/EST

eg. easy - easier - easiest

Exception 3

Words with 3 or more syllables

=> more / most

eg. beautiful - more beautiful - the most beautiful

comparative (compare = vergelijken) 

superlative (overtreffende trap)

< dan 3 lettergrepen           long

     big

     wide

     pretty

     angry

COMPARATIVE                  longer than

    bigger than

    wider than

    prettier than

    angrier than

SUPERLATIVE

     the longest

     the biggest

     the widest

     the prettiest

     the angriest

comparative (compare = vergelijken) 

superlative (overtreffende trap)

< dan 3 lettergrepen long big wide pretty angry	COMPARATIVE long er than big ger than wid e r than prett ier than angr ier than	SUPERLATIVE the long est the big gest the wid e st the prett iest the angr iest
3 of meer lettergrepen beautiful	more beautiful than	the most beautiful

comparative (compare = vergelijken) 

superlative (overtreffende trap)

< dan 3 lettergrepen long big wide pretty angry	COMPARATIVE long er than big ger than wid e r than prett ier than angr ier than	SUPERLATIVE the long est the big gest the wid e st the prett iest the angr iest
3 of meer lettergrepen beautiful	more beautiful than	the most beautiful
onregelmatig good / well bad little many / much far	better than worse than less than more than further /farther than	the best the worst the least the most the furthest / farthest

1. noisiest
2. noisyest
3. noisier
4. noisyer

1. higher
2. highier
3. highest
4. highiest

1. bader
2. badder
3. wurse
4. worse

1. lazier
2. most lazy
3. laziest
4. lazyest

1. importantest
2. most important
3. importander
4. more important

1. importanter
2. importantest
3. more important
4. most important

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'hot'?

1. hoter - hotest
2. hotter - hottest
3. more hotter- most hotest
4. more hot - most hot

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'expensive'?

1. expensiver/expensivest
2. more expensive/most expensive

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'happy'?

1. happier - happiest
2. happyer - happyest
3. happyr - happiest
4. more happy - most happy

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'narrow'?

1. narrower/narrowest
2. more narrow/most narrow
3. more narrower/most narrowest
4. narower/narowest

What are the comparative and superlative forms of 'good'

1. gooder / goodest
2. weller / best
3. more good / most good
4. better / best

Make the comparative and the superlative for the word 'careful'.

1. more careful - carefullest
2. more carefuller - most carefullest
3. more careful - most careful
4. carefuller - carefullest

Make the comparative and the superlative for the word 'silly'.

1. silly- sillyer
2. more silly - most sillyer
3. more sillie - most sillier
4. sillier - silliest

Make the comparative and the superlative for the word 'silly'.

1. silly- sillyer
2. more silly - most sillyer
3. more sillie - most sillier
4. sillier - silliest

Make the comparative and the superlative for the word 'careful'.

1. more careful - carefullest
2. more carefuller - most carefullest
3. more careful - most careful
4. carefuller - carefullest